Law-&-Order
Dead body of abducted girl recovered from madrasa in Cox’s Bazar
The body of a class three girl on Friday was recovered from a toilet of her madrasa a day after she was abducted in front of her house in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
The deceased Fariha Jannat, 9, was daughter of Sana Ullah of Paschim Shikdarpara under Hrilla union of the upazila. She was a class three student of local Darussunnah Madrasa.
Quoting the victim’s family, local UP Chairman Rashed Mohammad Ali said miscreants abducted the girl from a road in front of her house on Thursday evening.
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The family searched for her over the night but could not trace, he said, adding that an unidentified person called her father over mobile phone on Thursday night and demanded Tk 5 lakh as ransom.
Later, the matter was informed to the local administration, the chairman said. The miscreant also threatened to kill the girl unless the ransom was paid by Friday’s morning.
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Mohammad Jubair Syed, officer-in-charge of Teknaf Model Police Station, said on information they recovered the body from the toilet and sent it to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
He said they are looking for the matter.
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10 hurt as Jamaat clash with cops in Ctg; 21 held
At least 10 people, including four policemen, were injured as Jamaat-Shibir activists engaged in a clash with the police in the port city on Friday.
Senior Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Doublemooring Zone Mukur Chakma among the injured, said Jasim Uddin, deputy-commissioner of Chattogram City West Zone.
He said a group of Jamaat Shibir activists gathered in front of Akhtaruzzaman Shopping Complex and brought out a procession.
Suddenly, they attacked on police van carrying Mukur Chakma, Senior Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Doublemooring Zone, leaving him injured.
Three more policemen were injured during the attack.
When Jamaat Shibir activists tried to flee, police chased and detained 21 of them," the officer said.
"Legal action will be taken in this regard," added the commissioner .
Witnesses said, the leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir gathered in front of Akhtaruzzaman Shopping Complex with a banner and brought out a sudden procession after Jumma prayers . The procession ended at Chaumuhani Mor area where leaders of Jamaat addressed a short briefing there.
The clash started when police obstructed them on their way back , leaving at least 10 people injured.
At one stage, Jamaat-Shibir activists vandalized a police vehicle. The windows of some other cars were also broken on the roads as they threw brickbats.
Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami sought permission from Chattogram Metropolitan Police to hold a rally in the port city's Laldighi ground on July 22.
Jamaat leaders have reportedly lent support to BNP’s grand rally and vociferously echoed BNP’s demand of removal of the government and installation of the caretaker system as precondition for any polls.
Two convicts in RU Prof Taher murder case hanged
Two convicts, who were sentenced to death for killing Rajshahi University (RU) Professor S Taher Ahmed, were executed in Rajshahi central jail on Thursday night.
Those hanged are Dr Mia Mohammad Mohiuddin, associate professor of Rajshahi University’s Geology and Mining Department and Md Jahangir Alam, caretaker of Professor S Taher’s residence.
They were hanged simultaneously at 10:01 pm, said Nizam Uddin Bhuiyan, jailer of Rajshahi central jail.
Deputy Commissioner Shamim Ahmed, District Superintendent of Police ABM Masud, GIG Prison Kamal Hossain, Rajshahi Civil Surgeon Abu Said Md Farooq, Deputy Commissioner of Police Abdul Raqib were present during the execution.
On April 5, 2022, the Appellate Division sentenced them to death and two others to life imprisonment in the case.
The lifers are Nazmul Alam and Abdus Salam, relatives of caretaker Jahangir Alam.
Prof Taher’s body was recovered from a drain near his residence, two days after he went missing on February 1, 2006.
On February 3, a murder case was filed at Motihar police station in Rajshahi, following a complaint lodged by his son Sanzid.
A Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal on May 22, 2008, sentenced four people to death in the case and acquitted two others, including former RU Chhatra Shibir president Mahbubul Alam Salehi.
Later on May 13, 2013, the High Court upheld the death penalty of Mohiuddin and Jahangir but commuted the death sentence of Salam and Nazmul to imprisonment until death.
Anti-Aedes drive: DNCC fines over Tk 1.37 crore in 18 days
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has imposed a total fine of Tk 1,39,68,500 in 18 days of a month-long special mosquito eradication drive.
DNCC imposed a fine of Tk 5.90 lakh in 10 cases after finding Aedes larvae in several establishments on the 18th day, according to a press release.
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Regional executive officers and executive magistrates conducted simultaneous drives in six areas of DNCC.
Besides, Assistant Health Officers of the corporation visited various places of 10 regions of DNCC and distributed leaflets to make people aware about dengue control. Discussions are held in educational institutions to raise awareness among teachers and students. Members of Bangladesh Scout and BNCC also conducted awareness activities to control dengue in association with DNCC staff.
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Earlier, 10 teams consisting of senior officials of all departments were formed to supervise the month-long special anti-mosquito campaign. They are overseeing the ongoing operations on a daily basis.
The country has been experiencing a massive rise in dengue cases in the past few days. Since January of this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recorded 42, 702 dengue cases and 225 deaths across the country.
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Father arrested for clashing with physician over admission into his dengue affected daughter gets bail
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to a father involving a case over the clash with a physician of Mugda Medical College Hospital centering the admission of his daughter infected with dengue to the hospital.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Asheque Imam passed the order after hearing a petition in this regard, said Selim Khan, sub-inspector (SI) at the general registration section of Mugda police station in the the court.
Read: HC relieves Cox’s Bazar Sessions Judge after seeking unconditional mercy over bail
The police station’s SI Md Abdul Manan, also investigating officer of the case, said the accused admitted that he mistakenly misbehaved with the physicians as he was mentally shattered and apologised for that.
Defenxe counsel Moradul Arefin said it was a bailable case and his client was a victim of circumstances.
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As the plaintiff physician had no objection to grant bail, the court granted bail on a bond of Tk 5000, he said.
HC relieves Cox’s Bazar Sessions Judge after seeking unconditional mercy over bail
The High Court (HC) on Thursday relieved Cox’s Bazar District Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail following his unconditional mercy for breaching law to grant bail to nine accused after the Chief Judicial Magistrate had earlier rejected their bail.
The HC also issued a rule asking to explain why the bail given to them by violating the rule won’t be cancelled.
The bench of Justice Md Habibul Gani and Justice Ahmed Sohel passed the order after hearing a scheduled review petition in this regard on Thursday.
Prior to the order, the HC to the judge Mohammad Ismail said, “Why do you hurry in giving judgment? It’s not a matter of hurry. Whatever is made it’s not expected for anyone.”
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Senior Counsel AF Hassan Arrif stood for the judge in the court during the hearing, senior lawyer ABM Altaf Hossin accompanied by lawyers Md Abul Kashem and Arif Chowdhury represented the review petitioner and Deputy Attorney General Amit Taluder for the state.
Khodesta Begum Rina, chairman of Mithachhari union of Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar, filed a case against the nine people including the union’s former chairman Mohammad Yunus Bhutto bringing the allegations of intimidation and disruption of law and order situation with Cox’s Bazar Chief Judicial Magistrate Court-1 on February 28 this year.
Later on April 11, the HC granted a six-week bail to the accused following their petition and ordered them to surrender before the magistrate court upon expiry.
As per the order on May 21, the accused appeared before the court with a bail petition but the bail was rejected and sent to jail.
On the same day, the accused also filed a bail petition to District Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail who granted it.
Against the bail, plaintiff Rina submitted a review petition to the HC, which on June 21 summoned Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail to explain the matter in person.
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Later, the HC bench set July 20 for hearing the petition and gave the order as part of the procedure.
Judge Mohammad Ismail also appeared before the court on Thursday and sought unconditional mercy for granting the bail.
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Verdict against Tarique Rahman, wife Zubaida in graft case on August 2
A Dhaka court on Thursday set August 2 for delivering its judgment in a graft case filed against BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Asaduzzaman fixed the date after completing all legal procedures in the case.
Advocate Mosharraf Hossain Kajal took part in arguments on behalf of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) during the hearing.
However, no counsel stood for the accused as they are now absconding.
examining 43 out of 56 witnesses, the court completed recording testimonies on July 24.The court began trial against the accused on April 13 after framing charges against them.
Earlier on November 1, 2022, the court issued arrest warrants for Tarique Rahman and Zubaida in the case.
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On June 26, the High court ordered the judicial court to dispose of the case as soon as possible.
The HC also rejected the couple’s writ petitions, challenging the corruption case against them for acquiring wealth beyond their known sources of income and concealing information in their affidavits.
As both of them remain fugitives, the court rejected the writ petitions – saying these are not acceptable.
The court also withdrew the stay order on the trial proceedings of the case filed against them.
On September 26, 2007, ACC lodged a complaint with Kafrul police against Tarique Rahman, Zubaida and her mother Iqbal Mand Banu for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 4.81 crore and concealing the information.
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In the same year, the High Court issued a rule suspending the trial proceedings in the case after hearing a petition filed by Zubaida.
The HC rejected the rule in 2017 and asked her to surrender before the court within eight weeks.
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1 held with gold bars worth Tk 2.2 crore along Chuadanga border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a suspected smuggler with four gold bars weighing over two kilograms along Sultanpur border in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga on Thursday.
The arrestee is Kusum Poddar, 47, son of Harisadhan Poddar of Tungibhoran village under Tongi police station of Gazipur.
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A media release of BGB said a team of the border force conducted a drive in Hatatpara rail crossing area along the Sultanpur border on information that a consignment of gold will be smuggled to India from Bangladesh.
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Sensing the presence of Kusum Poddar, the BGB personnel challenged him and detained from the area around 7 am, it said.
Later, the four gold bars worth Tk 2.20 crore were recovered from his possession.
A case was filed with Darshana police station and the gold bars were deposited to the govt exchequer, the release added.
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2 get death sentence, 3 life term for killing Ctg lawyer
A Chattogram court on Wednesday sentenced two people to death and three others to life term imprisonment in a case over the killing of a lawyer in the city’s Chawkbazar area around six years back.
Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-3 Md Jasim Uddin also fined the lifers Tk 20, 000 each; in default they will have to serve two more months’ imprisonment, said the court’s additional public prosecutor Dulal Chandra Devnath.
The death-row convicts are Rasheda Begum, 27, daughter of Jakir Hossain of Uttar Lokkharchar area under Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar and Humayun Rashid, 28, son of Harunur Rashid of Shovandhandi area under Patiya upazila of Chattogram.
The life term convicts are Al Amin, 28, Akbar Hossain alias Rubel alias Saddam, 23, and Md Parvez alias Ali.
The court acquitted Jakir Hossain alias Mollah Jakir, 35, of the charges.
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All the convicts except Al Amin and Parvez were tried in absentia.
Of the convicts, Rasheda was a friend of Humayun who had hired Al Amin, Akbar and Parvez to kill Bappi.
According to the case statement, victim Omar Faruk Bappi, who was a lawyer of Chattogram court, was introduced with Rasheda, wife of an accused, during handling a case.
Later, Bappi and Rasheda got married but the victim’s family didn’t know about the matter at all.
Rasheda rented a house in front of Boro Miah Jame Masjid on KB Road in Chawkbazar area.
Read: Man gets death sentence for killing and raping girl in Chattogram
On November 25, 2017, the body of Bappi was recovered from the house while Rasheda was not found at that time.
Later, victim’s father Ali Ahmed filed a murder case accusing some unidentified people.
Police Bureau of Investigation arrested six people including Rasheda from Chattogram and Cumilla in this connection.
After examining 29 out of the 32 witnesses, the court handed down the judgment.
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DMP suggests BNP to hold rally at Golapbagh or any other field
Considering the public suffering police have advised BNP to hold their planned rally at Golapbagh ground or any other filed instead of Nayapaltan or Suhrawardy Udyan, DMP Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruk said on Wednesday.
“Police have not yet allowed BNP to hold rally at Nayapaltan or Suhrawardy Udyan .We have suggested them to go to any Golapbagh ground or any other field as Thursday is a working day,” he told UNB.
Earlier on Monday, BNP sent a letter to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) expressing its interest to hold a rally at Nayapaltan or Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.
Earlier Khandaker Golam Faruk urged the political parties to hold their programmes without causing public suffering as they may be forced to ban political rallies in future if those become reasons of people’s woes.
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A total of nine political parties including Awami League and BNP have sent letters to DMP seeking permission to hold rallies in the capital on July 27 but few parties will be allowed, said the DMP chief.
“To hold political rallies is a democratic right of the political parties but it is the responsibility of the DMP to ensure the security of the people,” he said while talking to reporters after inspecting the overall security measures on the occasion of Holy Ashura over the Tajia procession.
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On Saturday, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programme to press home their one-point demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to pave the way for holding the next national election under a neutral government.
He said the rally will be held in the capital at 2pm as part of their simultaneous movement.
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